Firefighting collectables Review

     Ring the alarm! Firefighting historians and fire fighting collectors won’t be able to set this book down.  With over 250 pages crammed full of firefighting collectibles including uniforms, tools, signs, old photographs, lanterns, alarm boxes, badges, fire extinguishers, and many more firefighting collectables that enabled the old time firefighter to survive his task more easily. An eight page full color section accentuates some of the nicer fire fighting antiques, while all appear illustrated or photographed in detail with accompanying descriptions. For those who long to expand their firefighting collectible collections.

 Testimonial for firefighting collectables

 I recently started collecting antique firefighting collectibles which goes along with my career as a firefighter. As a beginner it is difficult to get an idea of how much these firefighting collectibles are actually worth. I was recently in an firefighting collectables antique mall in Nebraska when I came across Andrew Gurka’s book entitled Firefighting Collectibles. As I was browsing through the illustrated pages of his book I noticed that quite a few of the firefighting collectibles I had been looking at were featured in the book and the prices being asked were very much lower than the quoted suggested prices in the book. Needless to say, I purchased the items and the book which I refer to every time I search for a new item. It is filled with a variety of items from A-Z and lists suggested values for the items which you can use as a comparison for the items you are interested in. The prices shown in the book are from 1996 so you should keep that in mind when you are looking at collectibles. This is definately the book for the beginning collector.

     “Hot stuff!”: Firefighting collectibles : an illustrated reference and buyers guide

   Firefighting collectibles and antique firefighting equipment are very much sought after items nowadays and there is a large following of avid firefighting antique collectors. The scope of firefighting memorabilia is vast and can take the form of real used items that have been used to fight famous well documented fires to the vintage firefighting equipment.

One of the most popular firefighting collectibles that always attracts great attention is the antique firefighting helmet particularly the Cairns fire helmet and the leather high eagle helmet worn by many a New york firefighter. With careful searching many an excellent example of firefighting helmet can be sought online and in antique shops.

September 11^th 2001 will stick in everyones mind forever as one of the worst atrocities to mankind. But it is this kind occurrence that generates a large amount of interest from the public to search out and find firefighting collectibles that associate with this period. Whether it be a need to remember our gallant fallen heroes who fought life and limb to save lifes or just as a rememberence for their outstanding courage in the face of adversity.

Another very popular piece of antique firefighting equipment from the early 1900’s is the antique fire alarm and fire bell, both used as an early warning on a start of a fire and both of these items are in great demand from antique firefighting collectors worldwide.

Quite alot of fire fighting collectibles have deeply sentimental value particularly fire chief badges and of course firefighting posters and firefighting prints. The majority of firefighting collectors have been actively involved in a firefighting career and are now retired and the remaining are completely aware that for sure firefighting collectibles are very much appreciating in value.